Gray: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “gray-haired”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- GRAY · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys (88% of all uses)
From an English and Scottish surname originally referring to someone with gray hair or clothing, from Old English grǣg. It is now also used as a given name.
How popular is Gray?
Babies named Gray in 2024167
2024 rank#1,342 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18805,692
Gray is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Gray
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Gray questions
What does the name Gray mean?
Gray means "gray-haired". It comes from English. From an English and Scottish surname originally referring to someone with gray hair or clothing, from Old English grǣg. It is now also used as a given name.
Is Gray a boy or girl name?
Gray is mainly a boy's name in US records (89% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Gray?
167 US babies were named Gray in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Gray?
Gray is usually pronounced GRAY.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.